Turkey has urged residents to be more careful due to forest fires.

Vice President of Turkey Cevdet Yilmaz on the social network X called on local residents to be more careful about forest fires and prevent their occurrence, as well as follow the warnings of the authorities.
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Earlier, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic, Ibrahim Yumakli, said that the risk of forest fires would remain in the country in the next three days. A forest fire in Izmir in the west of the country has already reached residential areas; Turkish authorities have so far been unable to bring the fire under control due to strong winds.

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“Extreme heat, low humidity and strong winds create an extremely high risk of fire. During this period, our responsibility as a society is to refrain from any actions that could lead to a fire. Intervention after a fire is of course very important. But also “It’s more important to make efforts to prevent a fire from occurring. Let’s follow the warnings of the authorities, show maximum attention and urge everyone around us to act carefully,” Yilmaz wrote.